Peters v. Chicago Railways Co.

The Appellate Court for the First District affirmed a judgment of the superior court of Cook county in the sum of $4000 for personal injuries in favor of Rose Peters, defendant in error, against the Chicago Railways Company et al., plaintiffs in error. This court awarded a writ of certiorari for a review of the record.

Plaintiffs in error urge two grounds for the reversal of the judgment: First, defendant in error was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law; and second, counsel for the defendant in error was guilty of improper and prejudicial conduct in his argument to the jury.

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